For me, saying that “boycotting is a privilege” is only okay in SOME cases.

such as, if there’s only like, two or three brands of a specific product that you can use(say, shampoo brand X is the only one that doesn’t cause allergy) then its okay. its fine to not boycott that product/brand. its okay to not boycott if you genuinely cant afford another alternative.

but to say that boycotting is a privilege in reference to overly mass produced things that definitely do have a cheaper and ethical alternative? thats just bullshit.

being able to boycott your 20$ mocha latte from starbucks takes zero braincells and privilege. buy a coffee machine. make that shit at home. buy coffee beans and powder from a local source. its not that hard to boycott shein. the quality is already shit from what i know. you don’t need microplastic-maxxing 200% polyester crop tops in five different colours. you dont need to buy 10 different things at once from every fast fashion brand to keep up with trends. you dont need to go to a food/drinks franchise every time you meet up with people

stop saying boycotting is a privilege. you piss me off like no other

the argument over whether or not it’s a privilege to be able to boycott some places had me realizing that our idea of privilege is flawed and is part of why so many of us can passively be okay with what’s going on and the way some people are treated.

Me having a roof over my head is not a privilege. Me being able to go to school is not a privilege. Me having food on my table is not a privilege. Me having reliable assess the running water is not a privilege. These are all rights. As a person of value (which you get simply from being alive btw. No one should earn their right to live, you are alive and life is valuable, so you are valuable) I require things like food and water and shelter to survive. In our modern world, we have made advancements that make electricity a big part of our lives, whether through using the internet, cooking or just showering with hot water, so I have a right to entitle myself to electricity as well. I deserve good things that improve my quality of life without the detriment of others. Everyone deserves life of that quality.

If you can’t afford to boycott a place because Walmart is the cheapest store you know and you can’t drive out of town because your only form of transport is your car and paying extra gas money to go to a more ethical store means you won’t even be able to buy anything there or your bills are gonna have to go unpaid and the electricity’s shutting off, that’s not just being underprivileged. That’s the system denying you of your inherent rights to a good quality of life. Your human rights are being violated.

A privilege is a bonus. Something extra. A privilege is being able to advance further in society because you’re white and a man and people overestimate you as you stand next to people who are not white and a man. A privilege is being first in the ice cream truck line and getting the last stock of a really popular ice cream while the ones behind you don’t because first come first serve. A privilege is not living in a one-bedroom apartment in need of renovation and with paper thin walls worsening your chronic migraines but considering yourself blessed because at least you’re not on the street. You deserve better, it is completely feasible to make things better, you just aren’t getting that because your human rights are being violated!! Not going through that isn’t privileged. You’re just being neglected and exploited by our capitalist society that says you’re only worth as much as the dollars we can squeeze out of you while giving you the absolute minimal amount of what you need to survive without legal repercussion.

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Reminder that boycotting IS a privilege. Me for example I collect records, Walmart, Target, and record stores around me don’t sell the needle and sleeves I use so I have to get them from Amazon. There’s not any local owned grocery stores so I have to go to Walmart or Target or Publix. Either I have to drive 5+ hours to get groceries or my family and I can just starve. McDonald’s has a great rewards system on their app, so I understand if someone use the app to get cheaper food. I could go on and on with examples but boycott when you can and if you can.

P.S, I’m tagging this as physical media too because this can be applied to records and…well physical media too. Records can be expensive and often times people are only able to get them from retail and department stores compared to the record stores that either charges them for a lot of money or the record stores that closed down

wdym tucker already had that birkin.

Does anyone have the “Papers Please?” playthrough by Markiplier downloaded? I can’t find it on internet archive or anywhere outside of youtube… If not thats okey

wait guys why are we boycotting scream 7… did I miss sonthing :((

While I support doing boycotts and the whole concept of boycotts as a valid and useful means of grassroots power, you can easily tell that most boycott behavior recently has involved little to no personal sacrifice or hardship on the part of participants because of how cherry-picked and hypocritical people are with it.

For example, everyone can easily boycott Starbucks because coffee is everywhere. Even Wawa, a gas station, makes a damn good latte. Ditto Dunkin Donuts. Boycotters give up nothing. (And all these other places aren’t unionized either).

Target pissed everyone off and got nailed. Why? Because Target doesn’t sell anything you can’t get from Walmart or 3 other big box stores…all of whom do the same shitty political crap Target did. In fact, they were doing it longer.

And then there’s media. This is the biggest, most glaring example of the cherry pick. It’s easy to “boycott” an actor, writer, musician, etc. if you already weren’t interested in their work, or their work is old enough that you already got your enjoyment from it years ago and have moved on. You lose nothing, but gain your social brownie points via hash tag.

But oh no! Not THIS piece of media, not THAT actor or THIS writer. You really like the story, and the new season is coming out, and is it really fair to the actors? The crew? They didn’t do anything! And oh, btw, if others so much as use a bookmark featuring the IP of that oTHer creator you think is the devil, you will assume they are also a demon and rant against them until they cry, or they digitally prostrate themselves with apologies! Right?

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Yes, this is about Good fucking Omens.

People are boycotting you because you support Genocide..

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PEOPLE ARE BOYCOTTING MY MOVIES JUST BECAUSE I SUPPORT ISRAEL. IT’S NOT FAIR" - GAL GADOT

BOYCOTTING AND BOYFROTTING IN 2026 !!!!!!

was talking with a friend the other day about boycotting, so friendly neighborhood punk here to help y'all with some of the confusion i’ve been seeing online.

boycotting always always always relies on community, mutual aid, and organization, which in itself relies on as many people as possible being on the same page. this is easier said than done, especially in the age of short-form content, where everyone all the time can share all of their opinions on everything. luckily, it’s also easier in the internet age because we can all reach each other better, so that’s nice.

so i urge you to read under the cut, even if you AREN’T currently boycotting or planning to boycott, but especially if you are:

these lovely companies below were selected by the organization known as bds (boycotting, divestment, and sanctions) SPECIFICALLY due to their complicity, and direct role in, genocides happening in palestine. it’s a list made by a whole lot of people who are much more well researched in these things than i am.

priority boycott targets (including organic targets that the bds supports):

• chevron (also cartex and texaco)
• hptv
• carrefour
• xbox
• disney (specifically disney+)
• reebok
• axa
• intel
• dell
• sodastream
• teva
• remax
• macdonalds
• coca cola
• domino’s
• pizza hut
• papa john’s
• burger king
• wix
• zara

pressure targets:

• microsoft
• google
• amazon
• expedia
• siemens
• airbnb
• booking.com
• cisco

NOW. that’s a lot, right? it sure looks like a lot, and seeing it all laid out like this really makes it feel like there’s no right moves. we’ll get to that. first let me define a few terms for you

priority boycott targets are, you guessed it, the priority targets of the boycott. this can look like cancelling your xbox or disney+ subscription, getting your gas at shell or quik trip, or apparently not eating a lot of pizza because for some reason there’s a good few of those up there.

pressure targets are companies that the bds is calling for a pressure campaign against. this can look like boycotting when there is a reasonable alternative, peaceful disruptions, social media pressure, or lobbying.

targeted boycotts are just SO much more effective than “i heard xyz company is Bad so i’m not going there anymore and you shouldn’t either.” these companies are all on the list for a reason, and it’s important that we don’t let ourselves get distracted by companies with an overall smaller impact for risk of ignoring these bigger players.

so, here’s my advice on some things you can do if you’ve never boycotted before:

• pick one or more companies that are a priority boycott and stop using them altogether. try and pick something that you use regularly if you can, as that will have a larger impact.
• look at the pressure targets list and ask yourself: is there a reasonable alternative to these companies in my life? if the answer is yes, start doing that. if the answer is no, consider making a targeted social media post against that company, or looking for a peaceful protest near you against that company that you can reasonably attend.
• (please please please if you do the above research your protest etiquette)
• do NOT criticize anyone for using one of the above companies unless they have SPECIFICALLY asked you for help in accountability of their own boycott. chances are they just don’t know, but they also might not have a reasonable alternative. it also creates unnecessary division which is just Very Much not what you want.
• DO try and get your friends and family involved through education and community. assume the best in the people around you, and work from there.
• if you know someone who relies heavily on any of these companies out of necessity, and you’re in a position to help them stop relying on it, please do so. (e.g. if you have a friend who can’t afford to buy pizza anywhere but pizza hut, offer to deliver them some better pizza once in a while)

boycotting IS an effective method of protest. yes, even in the modern day. the bds has already gotten multiple companies to back down through this method (notably puma, pillsbury, orange, g4s, and veolia.)

if you’re interested in reading more about this, including why these specific companies are the focus, check out this link:

Guide to BDS Boycott & Pressure Corporate Priority Targeting

do what you can, be kind to each other, and don’t let internet discourse distract you from the big issues.

stay safe out there,

- your friendly neighborhood punk